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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Eutelsat W2A
Launched
April 3, 2009
Summary
Eutelsat W2A launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 3, 2009. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 143rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,971st orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Eutelsat W2A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 400 × 35,691 km orbit inclined 45.7°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 143rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,971st orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Eutelsat W2A · NORAD 34710 · 2009-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-016A
- Epoch
- 2009-04-03 20:01:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27554108 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.722705
- Inclination
- 45.6727°
- Ascending node
- 74.1731°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8897°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.9377°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Eutelsat W2A · NORAD 34710
Briz-M No. 99504 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Eutelsat geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
120th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 1,313th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
51 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Eutelsat W2A launch?
Eutelsat W2A launched on April 3, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Eutelsat W2A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Eutelsat W2A?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat W2A launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Eutelsat W2A reach?
Eutelsat W2A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 400 × 35,691 km orbit inclined 45.7°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat W2A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).